Group Members
Principal Investigator and Supervisor
Dr. Qingye (Gemma) Lu
Associate Professor, P.Eng., PhD
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (CPE)
Office: END 204A
Tel: 403.210.7645 (o)
Email: qingye.lu@ucalgary.ca
Postdoctoral Fellows
Md. Mehadi Hassan
Battery Scientist
mdmehadi.hassan@ucalgary.ca
Education: PhD, chemical engineering, U of Calgary; MS, environmental & life sciences, Toyohashi U of Tech, Japan; BS, chemistry, U of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Scientist
Christine Meng
co-supervised with other faculty members
email: christine.meng@ucalgary.ca
Graduate Students
Ruijie Yang
PhD student
Specialization: Energy and Environment
ruijie.yang1@ucalgary.ca
Education: MS, Municipal Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China; BS, Water Supply and Sewage Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, China
Muhammad Humza Javed
PhD student
Specialization: Biomedical Engineering (wearable technologies)
muhammadhumza.javed@ucalgary.ca
Education: master of philosophy in mechanical engineering (with nanotechnology concentration), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China; BS (honours) in nanoscience and nanotechnology, Preston institute of nanoscience and technology, Preston University, Pakistan
Mojtaba Ebrahimian Mashhadi
PhD student
Specialization: Chemical Engineering
mojtaba.ebrahimianma@ucalgary.ca
Education: MS in chemical engineering (transport phenomena) at Amirkabir University of Technology; BS in chemical engineering at Amirkabir University of Techology
Ningxin (Amber) Chen
PhD student
Specialization: Chemical Engineering
ningxin.chen@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS & MS, chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada
Brett Conners
MS student
Specialization: Biomedical Engineering (wearable technologies)
brett.conners@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS, Biochemistry, University of Waterloo
Summer Students
Alumin
Yuxuan (Cassie) Ren
PhD graduate (2024)
Specialization: Chemical Engineering
yuxuan.ren1@ucalgary.ca
Education: MS, chemical engineering, U of Ottawa; BS, chemical engineering & technology, China U of Petroleum - Beijing, China
Md. Mehadi Hassan
PhD graduate (2024)
Specialization: Chemical Engineering
mdmehadi.hassan@ucalgary.ca
Education: MS, environmental & life sciences, Toyohashi U of Tech, Japan; BS, chemistry, U of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lillian Pernitsky
Current: UBC Undergraduate
Summer Undergraduate (2024)
Biochemistry, University of British Columbia
Zaki Khan
Current: University of Calgary Undergraduate
Summer Undergraduate (2024)
Dr. Jan Joseph Havlena, D.Sc., P.Eng Award summer studentship award
Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary
Rufan Zhou
Current: Natural Resources Canada —Geographical Survey of Canada
PhD graduate (co-supervised with Dr. Nader Mahinpey) 2019-2023
rufan.zhou1@ucalgary.ca
Education: MS, chemical & biological engineering, U of Ottawa, Canada; BS, chemical engineering & technology, China U of Petroleum - Beijing, China
Anton Shoham
Current: UBC undergraduate
Summer undergraduate (2023)
USRA scholarship receipt
Applied science, University of British Columbia
Billy Liu
Current: UBC undergraduate
Summer undergraduate (2023)
Physics, University of British Columbia
Xiao He
Current: Postdoc at University of Toronto
Postdoc (2020-2023)
xiao.he@ucalgary.ca
Education: PhD, materials engineering, U of Alberta, Canada; MS, materials engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China; BS, materials processing and control engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Xiaoyan Wang
Current: Teacher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Postdoc (2022-2023)
xiaoyan.wang@ucalgary.ca
NSERC postdoc fellowship receipt
Education: PhD, chemical engineering, University of Montreal, Canada; MS, South China University of Technology, China; BS, Shaanxi Normal University, China
Seyyedalireza (Bahram) Mirkha
Current: Analytical Model Developer at Suncor
Postdoc (Oct 2022- May 2023)
seyyedalireza.mirkha@ucalgary.ca
Education: PhD, chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada: MS, chemical engineering (minor in separation processes and transport phenomena), Sharif University of Technology, Iran; BS, chemical engieering, University of Tehran, Iran
Tao Xu
Current: Engineer at Petroleum Engineering Technology Research Institute of Jianghan Oilfield Branch of Sinopec
Visiting PhD (2022-2023)
PhD candidate, Southwest Petroleum U, China
Moriah Samchek
Current: U of C undergraduate
Summer Undergraduate (2021)
NSERC USRA Receipt
Biomedical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada
Yixiao (Serena) Liu
research assistant (2017-2020)
yixliu@ucalgary.ca
Lu (Josh) Zhang
Current: Wastewater Process Optimization Engineer at The Regional Municipality of York, previously Engineer at Jacobs, Stantec, and Suncor
MS (2018-2020)
zhang4@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS, chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canad
Xinyao (Amy) Liu
Current: Teacher at Yantai International School
MS (2018-2020), chemical engineering
xiaoyao.liu@ucalgary.ca
Kailun (Kevin) Zhang
Current: Entrepreneur (3D printing company), previously Material Engineer at Luke Technologies Limited, Canada
MS (2018-2020), chemical engineering
kailzhan@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS, chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada
Jing Qi
Current: Professor at Kunming U of Science and Technology, Previously postdoc at Central South University
Visiting PhD (2020)
jing.qi3@ucalgary.ca
PhD candidate, Central South University, China
Mozhu Li
Current: Chemical Engineer/software engineer in Beijing
MS (2018-2020), chemical engineering
Mozhu.lu@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS, chemical engineering, China U of Petroleum - Beijing, China
Yecan Wang
Current: PhD graduate at the University of Tokyo, Japan
MS (2017-2020), petroleum engieering
yecan.wang@ucalgary.ca
Education: BS, petroleum engineering, Southwest Petroleum U, China
Dinesh Mishra
Current: Senior Analyst at SNDL Inc., Canada
Postdoc (2019-2021)
dinesh.mishra@ucalgary.ca
Education: PhD, chemistry (materials), Florida State U, USA; MS, chemistry, Tribhuvan U, Nepal
Mingdong Yu
Current: Professor at Jinan University
Visiting PhD (2019-2021)
yu.mingdong@ucalgary.ca
PhD candidate, Ocean University of China, China
Jia (Lee) Li (Co-supervision)
Current: High-tech company in Wuhan
Postdoc (2019-2021)
jia.li3@ucalgary.ca
PhD, biochemistry, U of Sackatchewan, Canada; MS, hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan, China; BS, biotechnology and life science, Wuhan University, China
Bo Yang
Current: Professor, Chengdu University of Science and Technology
Visiting PhD (2018-2019)
PhD candidate, Southwest Petroleum U, China
Omar Karim Maan
Current: Associate Program Consultant at Assent Canada, Canada, previously Project Manager, Jiva Consulting, Canada
MS (2016- 2018), chemical engineering
BS, physics/biology, U of Toronto, Canada
Ping Song
Current: Senior Research and Development Scientist at Svante, Canada
Postdoc (2017-2019)
PhD, organic chemistry, Peking U, China
Qinghong Li
Current: Professor, Guizhou Nationality University
Visiting PhD (2019)
PhD candidate, marine materials science & engineering, Shanghai Maritime U, China
Lu Lai
Visiting professor (2019)
Yangtze U, China
Li Zhang
Visiting Professor (2018)
Shanghai Maritime U, China
Yaohua Dong
Visiting Scholar (2019)
Shanghai Maritime U, China
Maryam Razi
maryam.razi@ucalgary.ca
Postdoc (2019-2020)
Education: PhD, chemical/mechanical engineering, U of Alberta, Canada; MS, chemical engineering, Shiraz U, Iran
Simone Cristiane Gallani Rodrigues
Visiting Professor (2018)
Federal Institutes of Education, Science nad Technology of Piaui City, Bazil
Ningxin (Amber) Chen
Current: PhD student at U of Calgary
MS (2020-2023), Summer Undergraduate and Research Assistant (2018, 2019)
Chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada
Adedoyin Aderounmu
Summer Undergraduate (2018)
Chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada
Shiyu Lu
Summer Undergraduate (2017)
Pure Award Receipt
Chemical engineering, U of Calgary, Canada